Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story as a crackdown on Mada Masr and its editor, and both foreground punishment by the Egyptian authorities. The Independent’s headline centers on a conviction and explicitly uses the phrase “draconian” press crackdown, while Democracy Now! instead highlights the site’s closure and says Lina Attalah was detained until she pays a fine, details that appear only in its extract.

Written by Crossfiled from the 3 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.